Comments for codelaide software http://codelaide.com/blog we Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:15:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on News on the 7.2.1 Airport Extreme Issue by georg http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/09/21/news-on-the-721-airport-extreme-issue/#comment-2790 georg Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:56:57 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/09/21/news-on-the-721-airport-extreme-issue/#comment-2790 Yeah, it's pretty annoying, but maybe the airport team has been kept busy with time capsule? anyways, I've reported the bug a long time ago, so I'm still crossing my fingers that it will be fixed through a firmware upgrade eventually. Yeah, it’s pretty annoying, but maybe the airport team has been kept busy with time capsule? anyways, I’ve reported the bug a long time ago, so I’m still crossing my fingers that it will be fixed through a firmware upgrade eventually.

]]> Comment on News on the 7.2.1 Airport Extreme Issue by David Rice http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/09/21/news-on-the-721-airport-extreme-issue/#comment-2789 David Rice Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:30:08 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/09/21/news-on-the-721-airport-extreme-issue/#comment-2789 Hey, this is damn annoying. I've been having this problem too and have verified it to be the same NAT/PMP reasons. Downgrading to 7.2 is a good interim measure, when the NAT/PMP server dies it will restart again instead of lying on the floor. 7.1.1 is no longer available from the Apple website. I love when I phone Apple and the claim that such bugs do not exist and want to replace my Airport Express. Dudes it's a firmware issue. Hey, this is damn annoying. I’ve been having this problem too and have verified it to be the same NAT/PMP reasons. Downgrading to 7.2 is a good interim measure, when the NAT/PMP server dies it will restart again instead of lying on the floor. 7.1.1 is no longer available from the Apple website.

I love when I phone Apple and the claim that such bugs do not exist and want to replace my Airport Express. Dudes it’s a firmware issue.

]]> Comment on Lighthouse is Leopard-ready by georg http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/11/18/lighthouse-is-leopard-ready/#comment-2269 georg Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:43:03 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/11/18/lighthouse-is-leopard-ready/#comment-2269 It's possible that this works, but you still definitely need to have a .mac account. According to this <a href="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307024" rel="nofollow">technical note</a>, Back to my Mac uses UDP port 4500 for the sharing features, so I'd suggest to create and run a Lighthouse profile on the Mac you want to connect to that forwards port 4500 (enter this for both the private and public port). Choose "UDP" or "Both" as the type. According to this <a href="http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1225637" rel="nofollow">article</a>, UDP port 500 is also used, so you might want to add this as well. Running this profile on the Mac you want to connect *to* then might solve your BTMM issues. However, note that BTMM is actually a pretty complex, dynamic service, so if you have more than one Mac in your home network that you want to use BTMM on, it's very well possible that it configures a different port than 4500 for one of these Macs. I couldn't find a definitive guide on which ports need to be forwarded for BTMM (which configures itself automatically on supported routers), but this info might help. Please let me know if you have success with such a profile. It’s possible that this works, but you still definitely need to have a .mac account. According to this technical note, Back to my Mac uses UDP port 4500 for the sharing features, so I’d suggest to create and run a Lighthouse profile on the Mac you want to connect to that forwards port 4500 (enter this for both the private and public port). Choose “UDP” or “Both” as the type. According to this article, UDP port 500 is also used, so you might want to add this as well. Running this profile on the Mac you want to connect *to* then might solve your BTMM issues.

However, note that BTMM is actually a pretty complex, dynamic service, so if you have more than one Mac in your home network that you want to use BTMM on, it’s very well possible that it configures a different port than 4500 for one of these Macs. I couldn’t find a definitive guide on which ports need to be forwarded for BTMM (which configures itself automatically on supported routers), but this info might help. Please let me know if you have success with such a profile.

]]> Comment on Lighthouse is Leopard-ready by Hans http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/11/18/lighthouse-is-leopard-ready/#comment-2267 Hans Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:09:41 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/11/18/lighthouse-is-leopard-ready/#comment-2267 Is there anything I can configure for getting the Back to my mac functionality working? Is there anything I can configure for getting the Back to my mac functionality working?

]]> Comment on News on the 7.2.1 Airport Extreme Issue by codelaide software » Lighthouse 1.2.2 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/09/21/news-on-the-721-airport-extreme-issue/#comment-1966 codelaide software » Lighthouse 1.2.2 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:34:36 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/09/21/news-on-the-721-airport-extreme-issue/#comment-1966 [...] 1.2.2 finally delivers a workaround for the stability problems introduced by the 7.2.1 firmware upgrade for the 802.11n Apple Airport Extreme base [...] […] 1.2.2 finally delivers a workaround for the stability problems introduced by the 7.2.1 firmware upgrade for the 802.11n Apple Airport Extreme base […]

]]> Comment on Please don’t upgrade your Airport Extreme to 7.2.1 by codelaide software » News on the 7.2.1 Airport Extreme Issue http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1937 codelaide software » News on the 7.2.1 Airport Extreme Issue Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:50:24 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1937 [...] back from our vacation and have started investigating the issue that prevents Lighthouse from working on n-enabled Airport Extreme base stations after the recent [...] […] back from our vacation and have started investigating the issue that prevents Lighthouse from working on n-enabled Airport Extreme base stations after the recent […]

]]> Comment on Please don’t upgrade your Airport Extreme to 7.2.1 by James http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1903 James Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:51:22 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1903 I didn't realize it was that easy!!! I just uploaded a previous firmware (7.1.1) and it looks like I'm back in business. Thanks!! I didn’t realize it was that easy!!! I just uploaded a previous firmware (7.1.1) and it looks like I’m back in business. Thanks!!

]]> Comment on Please don’t upgrade your Airport Extreme to 7.2.1 by georg http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1874 georg Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:39:28 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1874 I'm still investigating, but it currently looks as if the NAT/PMP service is completely unavailable on Fast Ethernet pre-n Airport Extremes after the 7.2.1 installation (though it works fine on Gigabit Ethernet ones, indicating that this is clearly a firmware bug introduced by Apple). Since the NAT/PMP service is not available <em>at all</em> on the affected routers after installing 7.2.1, a workaround is not possible. I'm still waiting for some diagnostic info to confirm this, but I'd greatly suggest downgrading to a previous version in the meantime, since a workaround will probably not be possible and we'll have to wait for Apple to fix the issue in the next firmware upgrade after 7.2.1. It's not exactly "screwing around" either, just select the base station in "Airport Utility", click "Manual Setup", then select "Upload Firmware..." from the "Base Station" menu in the menu bar. Finally, select a previous version and hit the "OK" button. Downgrading the firmware is <em>not</em> a hack, it's a supported feature of "Airport Utility". I’m still investigating, but it currently looks as if the NAT/PMP service is completely unavailable on Fast Ethernet pre-n Airport Extremes after the 7.2.1 installation (though it works fine on Gigabit Ethernet ones, indicating that this is clearly a firmware bug introduced by Apple).

Since the NAT/PMP service is not available at all on the affected routers after installing 7.2.1, a workaround is not possible. I’m still waiting for some diagnostic info to confirm this, but I’d greatly suggest downgrading to a previous version in the meantime, since a workaround will probably not be possible and we’ll have to wait for Apple to fix the issue in the next firmware upgrade after 7.2.1.

It’s not exactly “screwing around” either, just select the base station in “Airport Utility”, click “Manual Setup”, then select “Upload Firmware…” from the “Base Station” menu in the menu bar. Finally, select a previous version and hit the “OK” button.

Downgrading the firmware is not a hack, it’s a supported feature of “Airport Utility”.

]]> Comment on Please don’t upgrade your Airport Extreme to 7.2.1 by James http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1864 James Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:57:54 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1864 Bummer, I wish I had read this before accepting the upgrade. Instead of screwing around with installing an older release, I'll just wait for the fix when you guys return from vacation. Atleast I know what the problem is now and why Lighthouse's light kept burning out....I've been waiting to use that line :-) Bummer, I wish I had read this before accepting the upgrade. Instead of screwing around with installing an older release, I’ll just wait for the fix when you guys return from vacation. Atleast I know what the problem is now and why Lighthouse’s light kept burning out….I’ve been waiting to use that line :-)

]]> Comment on A little bugfix release: 1.2.1 by Justin Miller http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/07/25/a-little-bugfix-release-121/#comment-1254 Justin Miller Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:25:52 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/07/25/a-little-bugfix-release-121/#comment-1254 Ah, that makes sense. Although I wouldn't personally have a need for the external IP on an internal router like that, I'm sure someone does! Ah, that makes sense. Although I wouldn’t personally have a need for the external IP on an internal router like that, I’m sure someone does!

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